Fabulous Fudge Chocolate Cake

Name: Fabulous Fudge Chocolate Cake
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2.25 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.5 cup butter; 2.5 cups packed brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted; 1 cup sour cream; 1 cup boiling water; 0.5 cup butter; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 0.25 cup milk; 1.75 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe by Charmaine Brooks from allrecipes.com

Dessert

Ingredients

24 servings

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2.25 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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0.5 cup butter
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2.5 cups packed brown sugar
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3 eggs
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1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract

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3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
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1 cup sour cream
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1 cup boiling water
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0.5 cup butter
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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0.25 cup milk
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1.75 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 2 1/2 cups brown sugar until well mixed. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla and melted chocolate squares. Add 1/2 the sour cream and then 1/2 the dry ingredients to the butter mixture until well blended.
Add the remaining sour cream and dry ingredients to the batter. Stir in boiling water.
Bake in a greased 9 X 13 inch pan for 35 minutes.
Let cool 10 minutes before icing.
To Make Caramel Icing: First melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan. Stir in 1 cup brown sugar and boil about 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup milk and bring to a boil. Place pan in cold water and stir in the confectioners' sugar. Continue stirring until smooth. Spread over still warm cake.